Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, is a prominent advocate for girls' education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She gained international attention after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban on October 9, 2012, due to her outspoken advocacy. In 2013, she co-authored "I Am Malala," which detailed her life and activism. Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17, sharing the honor with Kailash Satyarthi. She continued her education at Oxford University, graduating in 2020 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.